Tuesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Richard Kauffman on reading the Bible on his iPad: "I switched to a digital Bible for ease and versatility. But I gave something up: a sense of the sweeping history of God's engagement with God's people." (subscription required)

• Stanley Hauerwas reviews David Gushee (subscription required)

• Greg Carey reviews Candida Moss (subscription required)

• Barbara Rossing's lectionary column for the Ascension (subscription required)

• Carol Howard Merritt on transforming the culture of violence

• Steve Thorngate on how Boston eclipsed Texas

In the news:

• Colm Toibin's "Testament of Mary" brings Jesus' mother down to earth
• Catholic bishops: Don't let Boston attacks derail immigration reform
• Boy Scouts proposal displeases religious leaders on both sides
• U.S. Christians rally around home-schooling family facing deportation
• Boston mosque says bombing suspect had outbursts but wasn't violent